The position of dramaturg was unfamiliar to me until I returned to college for my PhD.
A dramaturg is a researcher and reporter. A dramaturg researches a play, a playwright, a time period or any combination of these, to report back to the production. Sometimes the research is directly applied to the production, influencing the design of costumes, set or props; sometimes the research is shared with the audience in a lobby display or program notes. Sometimes the research is shared with the cast and crew to give a richer, deeper appreciation of the play's setting or characters.
This in depth research is a part of my preparation and process in directing.
At present, for Ghosts, I am researching:
- Norway
- the 1880s
- Bohemian Paris
- the status of women at the end of the 19th century
- Ibsen
- meerschaum pipes
- orphanages
that's for a start.
Friday, March 19, 2010
Monday, March 15, 2010
Playwriting workshop!
What:
MYT Playwriting workshop!
Who:
For Creative People ages 12 - 19!
By Instructors Playwrights Beth Kander and Megan Donahue
When:
Who:
For Creative People ages 12 - 19!
By Instructors Playwrights Beth Kander and Megan Donahue
When:
Saturday, March 10, 2010. 10 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Where:
Where:
Old Town Hall, 486 Mill Street, Ortonville, MI 48462
Learn techniques, tools and tips, formats and formulae- and FUN! for creating great scripts for theater from professional playwrights Beth Kander and Megan Donahue. More info about the playwrights is available at http://www.michiganyouththeater.org/ (click on "Workshops" on the left).
Includes: Improvisation for dialogue, developing characters and conflict, scripting for success and more. This workshop includes follow-up work with instructors via email and online journaling with instructors.
Learn techniques, tools and tips, formats and formulae- and FUN! for creating great scripts for theater from professional playwrights Beth Kander and Megan Donahue. More info about the playwrights is available at http://www.michiganyouththeater.org/ (click on "Workshops" on the left).
Includes: Improvisation for dialogue, developing characters and conflict, scripting for success and more. This workshop includes follow-up work with instructors via email and online journaling with instructors.
Cost: Only $75 if postmarked by March 16 ($85 after). Lunch is included: cheese pizza, fruit and water. Registration also includes registration in Michigan Youth Theater's Playwriting Competition!
To register: download registration form at www.michiganyouththeater.org
(Click on "Workshops" on the left). Mail form and payment to MYT, 2122 Houser Rd, Holly, MI 48442.
Please make check or money order payable to Michigan Youth Theater.
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